Dianne Holum
Dianne Mary Holum
* 19 May 1951 – Unknown
Dianne Mary Holum
* 19 May 1951 – Unknown
Dianne Holum was among the best female speed skaters in the period 1967-1972. At the 1972 Olympics she was the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold. She had already won silver on the 500 m and bronze on the 1000m in 1968. She completed her Olympic "medaljehøst" with a silver on 3000 m.
She made her international debut in the World Championships 1966, 14 years old, placing 19th overall. The following year she took the step into the world speed skating elite at the age of 15, winning bronze in the World Championships. The Olympic season 1972 should be her best and last season. After the Olympics, she placed 2nd in the World Sprint Championships and 3rd in the World Championships. She retired only 20 years old, but she did not leave speed skating. She took up coaching, and had great success as the coach for 5 times Olympic Champion, Eric Heiden.
Her daughter, Kirstin Holum, was also a world class speed skater - World Junior Champion 1997 and placing 6th on 3000 m and 7th on 5000 m in the Nagano Olympics 1998.
Highest rank on the Adelskalender: 6 (1972)
| Show: | All | World Ch. | Multi-Sport Events | Continental Ch. | World Cup | Other Ch. | National Ch. |
| Tournament | Held | Rink | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | Samalog | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Allround Championships Women 1966 | 12–13 Feb | Trondheim Øen | 48,6 (9) | 1.40,2 (17) | 2.42,9 (27) | — | — | — | 153.000 (NC19) | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1967 | 18–19 Feb | Deventer IJsselstadion | 46,1 (2) | 1.37,5 (3) | 2.26,4 (5) | 5.35,7 (9) | — | — | 199.600 (3) | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1968 | 27–28 Jan | Helsinki Pirkkola | 46,5 (2) | 1.38,8 (13) | 2.35,6 (19) | — | — | — | 147.767 (NC12) | — |
| Olympic Winter Games 1968 | 6–18 Feb | Grenoble | 46,3 (2) | 1.33,4 (3) | 2.28,5 (13) | — | — | — | — | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1969 | 1–2 Feb | Grenoble | 46,9 (12) | 1.33,5 (8) | 2.26,5 (13) | 5.14,4 (15) | — | — | 194.883 (12) | — |
| ISU Sprint Championships 1970 | 21–22 Feb | West Allis | 46,16 (7) 46,68 (11) |
1.37,3 (16) 1.36,7 (7) |
— | — | — | — | 189.840 (9) | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1970 | 28 Feb–1 Mar | West Allis | 46,06 (4) | 1.33,9 (6) | 2.26,1 (5) | 5.11,9 (6) | — | — | 193.693 (4) | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1971 | 6–7 Feb | Helsinki Kallio | 48,3 (15) | 1.33,0 (1) | 2.25,6 (3) | 5.16,0 (9) | — | — | 196.000 (4) | — |
| ISU Sprint Championships 1971 | 20–21 Feb | Inzell | 44,58 (6) 44,89 (9) |
1.29,9 (4) 1.29,2 (3) |
— | — | — | — | 179.020 (3) | — |
| Olympic Winter Games 1972 | 3–13 Feb | Sapporo Makomanai | — | 1.32,41 (6) | 2.20,85 (1) | 4.58,67 (2) | — | — | — | — |
| World Sprint Championships 1972 | 26–27 Feb | Eskilstuna Isstadion | 45,33 (8) 45,75 (11) |
1.31,88 (1) 1.32,65 (1) |
— | — | — | — | 183.345 (2) | — |
| World Allround Championships Women 1972 | 4–5 Mar | Heerenveen Thialf | 43,59 (1) | 1.31,73 (3) | 2.18,51 (3) | 5.03,76 (5) | — | — | 186.252 (3) | — |